Tuesday, November 17, 2015

In the Mood for a Cozy Mystery????

FROM GOODREADS: Delivering books to the
housebound residents of the Thumb Islands, just a short boat ride from
the town of Briar Creek, library director Lindsey Norris has befriended
two elderly brothers, Stewart and Peter Rosen. She enjoys visiting them
in their treasure-filled, ramshackle Victorian on Star Island until she
discovers that Peter has been killed and Stewart is missing. Now she's
determined to solve a murder and find Stewart before he suffers his
brother's fate.

MY THOUGHTS:This
is one of my favorite cozy mysteries and the sixth installment did not
disappoint. I am quickly discovering that I love books set in quiet
little towns (I call in the Stars Hollow Affect) and Briar Creek is no
exception. Lindsey, the main character and town librarian, once again
finds herself in the middle of a town murder and uses her librarian
savvy and amateur detective skills to help solve it.

I love that
several side characters are more prominent in this story, especially
the real police woman in town, and as always like seeing Lindsey
interact with some old favorites. The mystery did have me guessing
through most of it and even if you may know "who done it," McKinlay has a
way of adding in some twists and turns so it never plays out exactly as
the reader anticipates.

I really do not like love triangles much
in books, but since this is a series, and the relationships develop
over time, the triangle in this book doesn't bother me much. However, I
will say that while the book ends on somewhat of a cliff hanger, given
some things that happen in the book, it really shouldn't be as much of
one as some readers make it out to be. I also missed Heathcliff,
Lindsey's dog, who wasn't mentioned much in this installment. However,
there is a really cute short story at the end of the main novel which
definitely made up for his absence.

I will continue on with
series as long as McKinlay keeps writing it. It never disappoints and if
you enjoy cozy mysteries and reading, I don't know how you could pass
up this one featuring one cool librarian!